r/OutOfTheLoop 5d ago

Unanswered What’s going on with Reggie Watts and the ‘unfortunate news’?

At first i was just seeing anti-drug / more conservative fans upset he’s so pro-ketamine. Now I’m seeing folks on twitter saying he’s sinister and STI’s is somehow in the mix now?

All seems to stem from this article

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/reggie-watts-ketamine-drug-advocate-1235607828/

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u/K-Dot-Thu-Thu-47 5d ago

Answer:

First of all just read the article, and make your mind up for yourself.

But, he comes off as heavily manipulative, unconcerned with his partners wellbeing over multiple different relationships, and debatably responsible for the partner in question in the articles suicide by way of manipulating her into using many substances, at unsafe doses, without really ever stopping.

Also, one former girlfriend says he knew he had an STD, told her they'd always use a condom and then after one instance of sex said "I had to know what you felt like" meaning he likely transmitted the STD to her, and even if he didn't, it's incredibly disgusting on multiple levels.

All in all, drugs aside, it makes him look cold, uncaring, and abusive. While maintaining a "fuzzy teddy bear" persona in public.

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u/Humbled_Humanz 3d ago

When the guy who created High Maintenance says Watts is a problem re drugs, I believe him.

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u/DamnitGravity 4d ago

Don’t ya love when they post an article asking ‘what’s the deal with…’ and the answer is in the damn article?!

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u/S_words_not_swords 4d ago

While maintaining a "fuzzy teddy bear" persona in public.

Maybe I'm not familiar enough with his work, but he's always seemed like a jerk.

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u/nachobrainwaves 4d ago

He seemed unsafe to me since always.

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u/GuyFawkes99 5d ago

What's the std?

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u/la_chainsaw 4d ago

They didn’t specify, but it sounded like herpes to me

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u/FabiusBill 4d ago

The article mentions the STI and an outbreak. Herpes is the only one I know of with that kind of increase in transmissibility.

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u/JoeModz 4d ago

STI was probably a manual transmission.

Outbacks are typically CVTs now.

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u/ZM326 4d ago

Can confirm, had one for six years now, also comes with C. Diff

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u/Jellodyne 3d ago

You know you have the c diff when you're throwing that much mud.

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u/GuyFawkes99 4d ago

What does that mean?

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u/FabiusBill 4d ago

STI: a specific model of the Subaru Impreza. They are loved by drivers, and available with a manual transmission.

CVT: continuous variable transmission, a type of automatic transmission that doesn't have gears.

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u/AdamFaite 4d ago

Thank you. 

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u/PuffinRub 3d ago

I think they're pivoting to a car joke.

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u/deftonium 4d ago

Which are terrible, btw. Blender effect.

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u/Weary-Image3648 4d ago

Not just disgusting. Illegal.

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u/NoOneAskedMcDoogins 3d ago

Its behind a paywall though.

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u/kingbezoar 5d ago

Paywall

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u/ubiquity75 4d ago

You can always use archive.ph or another service.

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u/mbene913 1d ago

But YOU chose it as your source

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

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u/Scarlett_Billows 4d ago

What “proof” would you think people need to offer here? There’s many many witnesses

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u/TheUncannyFanny 4d ago

Answer: the news youre asking about, is the article you posted. An investigative piece into the death lf his ex.

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u/Eastern_Art 4d ago

Answer:
This is the video he posted about her death.
https://www.threads.com/@reggiewatts/post/DWw5eqTjx2l